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The University of Utah Health Sciences Center serves the people of Utah and beyond by continually improving individual and community health and quality of life. This is achieved through excellence in patient care, education and research; each is vital to our mission and each makes the others stronger.

We provide compassionate care without compromise.

We educate scientists and health care professionals for the future.

We engage in research to advance knowledge and well-being.

A patient-focused Health Sciences Center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership and respect. Thank you in advance for your support. Your gift of any size to any area of the University of Utah Health Sciences does make a difference.

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Health Sciences Benefactors

The Health Sciences Benefactors is comprised of individuals and couples who are educated through a series of presentations and tours at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. They attend three presentations a year and are active spokespersons and advocates for the Health Sciences. Active members give an annual minimum donation of $1,000 a year. Donations can be designated to any area within the Health Sciences.

The Educational Resource Development Council (ERDC) is comprised of influential and philanthropic women within our community who are interested in learning about and promoting the latest advances and techniques in fields of health as they relate to the University of Utah Health Sciences. Active members attend eight presentations a year and give a minimum of $1,000 annually to the ERDC Scholarship and Program Fund. These donations support student scholarships within the Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing, Health; the School of Medicine and the School of Dentistry. They also award funding for various projects and programs within the Health Sciences. The council consists of 60–80 women and has existed for more than 20 years.

Employee Giving

As faculty and staff of the University of Utah, you are one of our most valuable resources. You are the backbone of the research, the teaching, the discovery and the future of the U. Internal giving is an important part of development, and by contributing to the Health Sciences Employee Giving Campaign, your passion can become reality.

We know you have a lot of choices when it comes to making charitable contributions. When you choose to donate to the University of Utah you not only invest in the future, you send a powerful message about our commitment to excellence. Your generous donations help build buildings, provide scholarships, retain top faculty, increase learning opportunities and provide the necessary resources to research and teach at a higher level.

The best part about the employee giving campaign is that everyone can make an impact. It doesn’t matter if you can give $5 or $500 dollars; when we all come together for a cause, we can do great things.

Signing up for payroll deduction is simple—just fill out the form and deliver it to the Development Office or visit our U Give Now page. You choose the amount to be deducted from each paycheck or you can set a total amount.

Donor & Recipient Stories

The invention of the rail brought opportunity to America, and to the life of Ogden, Utah native Lawrence (Laurie) Taylor Dee, it also brought a sweetheart. In 1914 while returning to Utah on a train from the east coast where he had completed a bachelor of arts at Cornell University, the 23-year-old met Colorado native Janet Sears Teller. One year later they married, making Ogden their home.

We learned with great sadness that Lewena "Tye" Noorda, a true friend and benefactor of the School of Dentistry, died on April 5, 2014. On behalf of all of us at University of Utah, Health Sciences and the School of Dentistry, I offer our deepest condolences to her four sons and their families at the loss of this generous and remarkable woman.

L.S. "Sam" Skaggs was a truly remarkable and generous man - and one of the Health Sciences greatest benefactors and friends. On behalf of all of us at the Health Sciences, I offer our deepest condolences to his wife, Aline, their children, Susie Balukoff, Claudia Skaggs Luttrell, Mark Skaggs, Don Skaggs and all their family members and friends.

There are few people in the world who touch so many lives, with the generosity, grace, and dedication of Cleone Peterson Eccles, whose passing on April 5 we mourn with great sadness. As President Pershing so eloquently wrote...

Earlier this month medical student Tony Trinh shared his memories of Robert H. Ballard at the University of Utah's annual scholarship lunch. Tony is the recipient of the Robert H. Ballard and Dorothy Cannon Ballard Endowed Scholarship. Below is the transcript of his heartfelt speech...

Living in pre-war Germany presented even the most ordinary citizen with numerous trials and tribulations, but Inga Frenkel was anything but ordinary. Born on December 24, 1914, to Richard and Erna Frenkel, Inga already had the odds for success, and survival, stacked against her. She was a woman, a German, and a Jew.

Every year the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Chairman, Dr. Michael Magill, accompanied by department faculty and staff members, holiday carol to Mrs. Margarete (Maggie) Hicken, of the Dr. Nymphus Frederick Hicken, Alta Thomas Hicken, and Margarete Stahl Wilken Hicken Endowed Chair in Family and Preventive Medicine. This year, once again, was another delightful event for all.

The University of Utah and Takeda Pharmaceuticals have partnered to create an endowed chair in honor of Dr. James Freston to help advance future scientific research and development. The working relationship between Dr. James Freston and Takeda Pharmaceuticals dates back to the late 1990s when Dr. Freston was Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

Salt Lake City-born Candace Cartwright and Ogden native Thomas "Tim" D. Dee III may have grown up merely 40 miles apart, but it would take both moving to Portland, Oregon for the Utahns to meet. At Lewis & Clark College, Candace, the daughter of George E. Cartwright, M.D., who chaired the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah for more than two decades and initiated its genetics program, met Tim, the great grandson of Annie Taylor Dee, who established Ogden¿s first non-profit hospital in 1910.

Frederick Quinney Lawson (Rick) has long believed that education-both in and out of the classroom-is vital to the pursuit of one's dreams. As a student at Saint Mark's School for Boys in Salt Lake City, Lawson knew he would one day become ordained. Marching on Washington D. C. during the Civil Rights movement would give him perspective on adversity and graduating with Honors from Leicester University in England brought Lawson that much closer to his goal.

Eunice Kronstadt was a volunteer patient advocate at the University of Utah Hospital for 17 years, starting when she was 72 years old. She retired in 2009 after providing 7,075 hours of service, and she says it was "one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

Hearing the diagnosis of autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be devastating news for a parent that comes with profound, lasting implications for their child and entire family. The statistics are staggering: an estimated 6,339 children in Utah have been diagnosed with autism.

The invention of the rail brought opportunity to America, and to the life of Ogden, Utah native Lawrence (Laurie) Taylor Dee, it also brought a sweetheart. In 1914 while returning to Utah on a train from the east coast where he had completed a bachelor of arts at Cornell University, the 23-year-old met Colorado native Janet Sears Teller. One year later they married, making Ogden their home.

The H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowment was established through a generous gift of $22.5 million to the University of Utah through the estate of Arthur E. Benning. The gift is in honor of Mr. Benning¿s parents H. A. and Edna Benning. The endowment allows the university's medical school to recruit and retain top researchers and clinicians in a variety of fields.

Donor Honor Roll

We all give for our own reasons: to be a part of something larger than ourselves, to impact the world beyond our own reach, to inspire discovery, to express gratitude. Whatever your reason, it is your commitment to partnership with us that fuels innovation - innovation that drives progress. Whether you fund specific areas that improve the education of our future providers and educators, enhance basic science research and clinical trials, or you generally support the advancement of health care delivery to make it more cost efficient and effective, you are investing in our long-held mission to innovate and apply what we learn to help the people in our communities and beyond.

Many donors have made the University of Utah Health Sciences Center a part of their estate plan by designating a planned gift through a will, life insurance policy, charitable remainder trust, charitable gift annuity, retirement fund, or other assets. We gratefully acknowledge these generous supporters and their exceptional gifts.

Kathleen M. Alacano

Gary and Carolyn Alder

James C. Allen

Linda K. Amos, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

David B. and Kathy J. Anderson

G. W.* and Lee Anderson

Roscoe B.* Anderson, M.D. and Joan C.* Critchlow, M.D.

Douglas R. Arrington

John W. Athens, M.D. and Georgia R. Athens

John Bruce Balken, M.D.*

Dr. Robert H.* and Dorothy Cannon* Ballard

Cindy K. Barney

Vernon R. Beeler

George W. and Phee Belsey

Dr. Charles K. and Janice Beyer-Machule

Sharon M. Bigelow*

Elmen D. (Red) and Monika Bloedel

Doris Bomgardner

Rose Boyajiian

Dr. Rodney H. and Carolyn Hansen Brady

Gary L. Bridge

Paul E. Brown

Fred W.* and Eveline Bruenger

Dr. Calvin and Elizabeth Buhler

Barbara R. Burnett

Chris Cartwright, M.D.

Rodney H. and Sally* Christensen

Alfred "Chris"* and Trudi Christiansen

Louisa B. Chutro*

Dr.* and Mrs.* Russell B. Clark

Helen L. Clise

Sherry D. Clise*

Duane S. and Jean D. Crowther

Dr. Dwight P. and Jean Cruikshank

Cheryl B. Dalley

Goldy M. and Oliver Dawson

Ross E. Dean*

Richard E. Dedolph, M.D.

Dr. Candace Cartwright Dee and Thomas D. Dee, III

Janice J. and Thomas D.* Dee

Frank E. Delvie*

Dr. Victor A. and Susan Diaz

Eva Smart and Sherman R.* Dickman

Joel R. and Lisa Dimick

Margaret E. Dixon

Dr. Raymond C. and Bertha E. Doucette

Dr. G. Paul and Janet B. Doxey

Gene A. Drabner

William R.* and Shirley E.* Droschkey

Nancy V. Droubay

Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr.

Richard E. Ellison*

Dr. John W.* and Norda F. Emmett

Doreen Espinoza and Jack Wall

Courtney S. Ewles

Dr. Warren G.* and Gretha W. Eyre

Judy A. Farnsworth, Ph.D.

Lee Farster

Richard A. Fay and Carol M. Fay

Gary and Karen* Filler

Steve Fredrickson

Drs. James W. and Margie S. Freston

Drs. Ernst R. and Marianne Friedrich

Dr. William Gassert

Dr. Claudius Y.* and Catherine B.* Gates

James C. and Pamela Gilbert

Mary Ann Glasgow

Lowell and Jerry Glass

Dr. Jeffrey B. and Laura Gliedman

Paul R. "Hap" and Ann* Green

Dr. Onie Grosshans

Judy M. Gruenberg

Colleen W. Gubler*

Larry Gordon Handy

A. K. Hansen, M.D.

John M. and Janice Hansen

Peggy Norton Hansen, M.D.

Frederika Harlin*

Wesley G. and Michelle D. Harline

James F.* and Joyce E.* Harris

John* and June Gale* Hartman

Geoffrey Hasson

Wyatt and Cindy Haws

Robert W. and Nancy G. Hayden

Dr. Joseph and Colleen Heath

Martha M. Heath

Richard G.* and Margaret Heers

Dr. E. Ronn and Nancy D. Heiner

Terrance Henderson*

F. James Hibbard

Dr. N. Frederick* and Margarete* Hicken

Darlene H. Hobson

Fred B. Hodson

Rachel A. Hollis

Marilyn H. Howard

Sue E. Huether, Ph.D.

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Hughes

Frank W. and Connie Hull

Dr. Richard A. and Gloria N. Irion

Dr. Arlen K. and Jody Jarrett

Dr. R. Kent and Terri N. Jex

Mr. Robert L. Johnson*

Kirtly Parker Jones, M.D. and Christopher R. Jones, M.D.

Dr. Wayne C. and Galina Kaesche

Donald Kalman

Robert and Caroline Kanner

Burton and Diane* Kaufman

Safia and Lester L. Keller

Judith A. Kiernan

Dr. Reid R. and Barbara R. Kimball

Ranch Snow* and Josephine S. Kimball

Dr. Thomas and Joan D. King

Michael C. Knowlton

Dr. Neil K. and Edie* Kochenour

Dr. and Mrs. William Kummer

Jack William Kunkler, J.D.*

Ruth A. Kurzbauer and Dr. Marcus Jacobson*

Thomas E. and Wendy A. Lacy

Kenneth R. and Cynthia P. Laird

Carol L. Landa*

The Very Rev. Rick Q. Lawson

George Wesley Lewis, Jr.

Ronald B. and Kimberly W. Loomis

Dan Lundergan and Liz Winter

CMDR Gladys Madsen*

T.G. "Bud" and Barbara Mahas

Gaye H. Marrash

Joan Jensen Mathews, R.N., Ph.D.

Edith McGovern

David McGuire

Hila L. and Alex* McKasson

Bruce and Patty Miller

Michael T.* and Taylor Miller

Bruce and Evelyn Mills

Dr. Louis A. and Deborah Moench

Dr. Donald M. and Barbara B. Moore

John A. Moran

James and Edna (Jerry)* Morkin

Dr. Royce Moser, Jr. and Lois H. Moser

David L. and Terrie K. Moss

George M. Moss, Jr.*

Carol A. Nantkes

Orville Felt Nielsen, M.D.*

Dan Oniki, M.D.

Dr. Carolyn L. Orthner

Dr. Virgil J. and Jacquelyn A.* Parker

Janet Parry

Ralph F. and Mary Lou Peak, M.D.

Wayne J. Peay

Dr. Chase N. and Grethe B. Peterson

John J. and Katrina A.* Phillips

Charlotte Phillips

George C.* and Anne C. Pingree

J. Frederick (Toby) and Phyllis Pingree

John C. and Carmen B. Pingree

Drs. Henry* and Agnes* Plenk

Ronald E. Poelman* and Anne G. Osborn, M.D.

Sylvia E. Prahl

Dr. Alan R. and Carmen Ruth Pratt

Drs. Glenn Prestwich and Barbara Bentley

Dr. Joseph M. and Paula Quagliana

Dr. and Ms. Alan T. Rappleye

Marilyn A. Ray, R.N., Ph.D.

Dr. Patty Reagan

Alison W. Reeder

Dr. Thomas D.* and Natalie B.* Rees

Miriam Reeves*

Frank Renald*

Joyce T. and Robert L.* Rice

Marjorie Riches-Gunn

Antionette M. Ruth

Barbara K. Samuels*

Bertram H. and Janet Marshall Schaap

Dr. C. DuWayne* and Alice C. Schmidt

Dr. James R. and Mary Jo Scott

Robert and Joan Sell

Edward G. Southwick, M.D. and Mary Ellen B.* Southwick

M. Paul Southwick, M.D. and Beverly Brockbank* Southwich

Albert and Laura Spicer

Mary Jayne Stevens

Dr. J. Robert and Ann K.* Stewart

Richard L. Stimson

Dr. Gerald B. and Barbara F. Stringfellow

Janice Stuessi

Michelle W. Sweet

Arthur J. Swindle

Howard H. Tamai, USA (Ret.)

Alice G. Telford

Dr. Stephen R. and Valerie W. Terry

Karen Jean Thornhill

Arthur and Haru Toimoto

Dr. Robert L. and Terrie Treft

Alida W. Tyler*

Richard F. and Marilyn C. Veazey

DeForest E. Voss*

Stephen C. Voss, M.D.

Jane S. Wagner

Keith* and Susan Warshaw

Lawrence C.* and Delores M. Weaver

Inga Frenkel Weil, M.D.

Richard E.* and Kelly* Whitlock

James R. Wilcox* and Ethel M. Wilcox Defosse

J. and Joanne M. Williams

Kenneth L. and Mary* Williams

Ronald Thomas Wilson, M.D. and Kris-Tina Apperson

Bill Winstead*

Syvlan H.* and Maurine C.* Wittwer

Harold W. Wolf, Ph.D. and Joan S. Wolf, Ph.D.

James B. and Caroline V. Wood

Grant A. Young

Anonymous

*Deceased

Give Today

Thank you in advance for your support. Your give of any size to any area of the University of Utah Health Sciences does make a difference. Your gift can take a variety of forms, including cash, check, stocks and bonds, planned estate gifts and pledges.